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'Bandi Jivan', an account of the revolutionary movement, was written by:
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Answer: Option B — Sachindranath Sanyal
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"Bandi Jivan" ("A Life of Captivity") is a book by the Indian revolutionary Sachindranath Sanyal, written in Bengali and published in the early 1920s.
About Bandi Jivan:
It describes Sanyal's life as a revolutionary, his imprisonment in the Cellular Jail of the Andaman Islands ("Kala Pani"), and the revolutionary movement in India.
It became a source of inspiration for young revolutionaries, including Bhagat Singh and his comrades. It was translated into Hindi, Gujarati and other languages.
About Sachindranath Sanyal (1893-1942):
- He was born in Varanasi.
- He founded the Anushilan Samiti branch in Varanasi in 1908.
- He was closely associated with Rash Behari Bose and took part in the Ghadar conspiracy of 1915, which planned an uprising of Indian soldiers.
- He was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the Cellular Jail in Port Blair.
- After his release in 1920 under a general amnesty, he wrote "Bandi Jivan".
In 1924, he founded the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) along with Ram Prasad Bismil, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee and others. He wrote its manifesto, "The Revolutionary".
He was arrested again in connection with the Kakori conspiracy (1925) and sent to the Cellular Jail a second time.
He was the only Indian revolutionary to be sent to the Cellular Jail twice.
He died of tuberculosis in 1942 in Gorakhpur jail.
Later, in 1928, the HRA was reorganised as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) under Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.
Writings of other revolutionaries:
- Ram Prasad Bismil: autobiography written in Gorakhpur jail before his execution (1927); poem "Sarfaroshi ki tamanna" is associated with him.
- Bhagat Singh: "Why I Am an Atheist" (1930).
- Barindra Kumar Ghosh: "The Tale of My Exile", about the Andaman jail.
- D. Savarkar: "The Indian War of Independence, 1857".
Why not the other options?
- ✗Ram Prasad Bismil wrote an autobiography in Gorakhpur jail.
- ✗Bhagat Singh wrote "Why I Am an Atheist".
- ✗Barindra Kumar Ghosh wrote "The Tale of My Exile".
Quick tip
Remember: "Bandi Jivan" = Sachindranath Sanyal (founder of HRA 1924, wrote "The Revolutionary"; sent to Cellular Jail twice); HSRA = 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla.
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